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Vegetables only real power in detoxification

There are myths and erroneous information everywhere, especially when it comes to foods that cleanse your body. But there is a vegetable that is indeed the power of detoxifying your body.

Ever since this trend in terms of detox diets "hit" the female population, nutritionists rejected, in general, the idea that certain foods can help the body get rid of harmful chemicals (for that's what our liver).

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But a new study shows that even a green vegetable could have a strong incentive to detox: broccoli sprouts. Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered that these little green shoots have helped remove air pollutants at an accelerated pace.

Researchers wrote in the journal Cancer Prevention Research focused on nearly 300 study subjects who lived in a city in China, the area that a high rate of air pollution. A group of people received a daily drink made ​​from dry powder and cream of broccoli sprouts, while the second group consumed a placebo drink daily effect without germs. After 12 weeks, the researchers tested the urine and blood of study participants.

What scientists found: the pollutant excretion among drinkers of broccoli sprouts was significantly higher than the placebo group. Detoxification rate of a pollutant (causing cancer), benzene, increased by 61 percent, while the rate for another carcinogen, acrolein increased by 23 percent.

What is so special about broccoli sprouts? In the study, researchers wrote that a compound found in these vegetables and other cruciferous vegetables called glucorafanin proved previously that has anti-carcinogenic in animal studies. Suggesting that this compound might have to do with the results of the study.

Although the need to do more research on this topic before the seeds of broccoli and other similar vegetables prove to be useful in the removal of the pollution of the body does not hurt to choose such products from regions with vegetables and include them in salads or your next green smoothie that you'll prepare it.

Scientific evidence that we are what we think: Neuropeptides

Aristotle suggested us to try to harmonize body and soul warned us, saying that a change of mind will always have repercussions on the body is mutual, and it stands.

Thoughts create our reality but as it happens, exactly, that? Well, Candace Pert, a renowned professor of neurology research has tried to explain this phenomenon. So Candace closely studied neuropeptides, which he called "molecules of emotion".

Peptides are protein sensitive parts. We already know that protein is the first living forms on Earth. Peptides are a bunch of links from 10 to 100 amino acids. If the number exceeds 100 amino acids, polypeptides when it comes and if it is more than 100 amino acids, proteins are already talking about.

Until now there have already identified 90 neuropeptides associated with mood changes, nervous system, hormonal and immune disorders. These neurotransmitters have been discovered which lead information over the synapses to the nervous system. So we can say that the peptides are substance are informational. Other known peptides are endorphins (we know as the "happiness hormone"), insulin (responsible for blood sugar levels) or serotonin.

There are 20 amino acids in the human body, of which 9 are essential, which means they can not be produced by the body and need to bring in food. The first peptide, secretin, was found in the intestines. This discovery has left dazed by specialists because they were sure that all the psychological functions are performed by electrical impulses sent from the brain to the nervous system.

Then it was identifiata endorphins, endogenous opioid peptide that plays a role in memory and learning process and in response to stress or in pain transmission and regulation of appetite. Gradually, it was discovered that there are connections in the brain peptide and neuropeptide reached. After years of research I found that neuropeptides are produced throughout the body, from the immune cells to bone mauve or digestive system. Therefore, emotions can influence lymphocyte activity according to the thought that we have.